
Less than a week after announcing his candidacy, the Olympic judo champion saw the former Minister of Health step aside.
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Teddy Riner has announced his candidacy for the presidential election. Former minister François Braun was part of his team.
A start to the race which is already experiencing its first ups and downs. After creating a surprise on Monday by announcing his candidacy for the presidential election, judoka Teddy Riner lost the support of his first supporter.
Former Minister of Health François Braun is withdrawing from the Olympic champion's campaign, he confirms to franceinfo on Saturday November 14, after announcing "taking a step back" in Le Parisien on Friday, confirming information from Libération.
In charge of the Health portfolio for a little over a year in the government of Elisabeth Borne, from July 2022 to July 2023, the doctor was part of Teddy Riner's team, France Inter revealed on Monday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has revealed that the United States has discussed possible membership in NATO in exchange for a withdrawal from Donbass. He stressed that he would consult the Ukrainian population on any decision on security guarantees.
The White House has confirmed a trilateral summit between Donald Trump, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin next Thursday in Shenzhen, China. The meeting will focus on the Middle East and nuclear disarmament, deliberately excluding the conflict in Ukraine.

Former Minister of Health François Braun announced that he was withdrawing from the presidential campaign of judoka Teddy Riner, just a few days after the formalization of his candidacy.

Five months before the 2027 presidential election, candidates are increasing their travels. Raphaël Glucksmann and judoka Teddy Riner are expected at the Made in France show in Paris, while Edouard Philippe is in Toulouse and Marine Le Pen is still looking for sponsorships.
Faced with the intensification of violence and blockades of high schools, the government is asking prefects and rectors to strengthen sanctions and ensure a morning police presence.

Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez is proposing an increase in the police special hardship allowance (ISSP) to 33.5% over three years until 2029, with a first step in April 2027. The police unions, who are demanding 35%, consider the offer insufficient, intolerable and indecent. Furthermore, the government is toughening its response to high school blockades and urban violence, while Parisian businesses obtain exemptions from opening on Sundays.